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Research Articles

PT/NBL ratio assessment at mid-trimester in prenatal screening for Down syndrome in a Chinese population

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Pages 1860-1863 | Received 06 Dec 2013, Accepted 17 Jan 2014, Published online: 13 Feb 2014

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